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![The Good News About Well-Being](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/2abe4a26-9b47-45f6-bc4c-76902eff64a5/AdobeStock_178918483.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1117%2C0%2C4483%2C4483&w=290)
Well-being isn’t merely a condition of life, some sort of personal happiness rating. According to many of today’s biggest thinkers, it’s a definable state that one can make practical steps toward achieving. To explore approaches that bring calm, happiness, and increased productivity, meditate on a few of these great sessions.
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This episode features “big ideas” from festivals as far back as 2007.
![Life in Five Senses](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f4c26073-472d-470b-8856-f0ba3f03b53a/52995095736_e4e99a2e19_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=912%2C0%2C3648%2C3648&w=290)
It is easy to take for granted the remarkable human ability to see, hear, smell, touch, and taste. Yet engaging fully with these remarkable tools of perception deepens our understanding of the world and paves the way to more mindful living. In her new book, Life in Five Senses: How Exploring the Senses Got Me Out of My Head and Into the World, author Gretchen Rubin draws o...
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Scientific evidence suggests that we can change our brains by transforming our minds and cultivating habits of mind that will improve well-being.